Ancient Christian Witness

Lord and Master of my life,

Take away from me the will to be lazy and to be sad,

The desire to get ahead of other people and to boast and brag

Give me instead, a pure and humble spirit,

The will to be patient with others and to love them.

Grant, Lord, that I may realize my own mistakes,

And keep me from judging the things other people do.

For You are blessed, now and forever. Amen

Quote:
"The Trisagion Prayers

In the Name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O heavenly King, O
Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art in all places and fillest all things;
Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us
from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.

Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (Thrice)

Glory to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our
sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities
for thy Name's sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)

Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have
mercy on us and save us. Amen."

Quote:
The Creed

I believe in one God, the
Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
Only-begotten, Begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, Very
God of Very God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all
things were made:

Who for us men and for our salvation came down from
heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made
man;

And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered
and was buried;

And the third day He rose again, according to the
Scriptures;

And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
the Father;

And He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and
the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with
the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the
Prophets;

And I believe in One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.

I look for
the Resurrection of the dead.

And the Life of the world to come.
Amen.

Quote:
A Prayer of St. Basil the Great

We bless
thee, O God most high and Lord of mercies, who ever workest great and mysterious
deeds for us, glorious, wonderful, and numberless; who providest us with sleep
as a rest from our infirmities and as a repose for our bodies tired by labor. We
thank thee that thou hast not destroyed us in our transgressions, but in thy
love toward mankind thou hast raised us up, as we lay in despair, that we may
glorify thy Majesty. We entreat thine infinite goodness, enlighten the eyes of
our understanding and raise up our minds from the heavy sleep of indolence; open
our mouths and fill them with thy praise, that we may unceasingly sing and
confess thee, who art God glorified in all and by all, the eternal Father, the
Only-Begotten Son, and the all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit: now and
ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Quote:
"Since You came into the world for all, o Savior,
therefore You came for me, for I am one of all. you came into the world to save
sinners; therefore You came to save me also, for I am one of the sinners. You
came to find and to save him who was lost; therefore You came to seek me too,
for I am one of the lost. O Lord, O my God and Creator! I should have come to
You as a transgressor of Your law. I should have fallen at Your feet, cast
myself down before You, humbly begging forgiveness, pleading with You and
craving Your mercy. But You Yourself have come to me, wretched and
good-for-nothing servant that I am; my Lord has come to me, His enemy and
apostate; my Master has come and has bestowed His love of mankind upon me.
Listen, my soul: God has come to us; Our Lord has visited us. For my sake He was
born of the Virgin Mary, He Who is born of the Father before all time. For my
sake He was wrapped in swaddling clothes, He Who covers heaven with the clouds
and vests Himself with robes of light. For my sake He was placed in the lowly
manger, He Whose throne is the heavens and Whose feet rest upon earth. For my
sake He was fed with His mother's milk, He Who feeds all creatures. For my sake
He was held in His mother's arms, He Who is borne by the Cherubim and holds all
creatures in His embrace. For my sake He was circumcized according to the law,
He Who is maker of the Law. For my sake, He Who is unseen became visible and
lived among men, He Who is my God. My God became one like me, like a man; the
Word became flesh, and my Lord, the Lord of Glory, took for my sake the form of
a servant and lived upon earth and walked upon earth, He Who is the King of
Heaven. He labored, worked miracles, conversed with men, was like a servant, He
Who is the Lord of all."